Right heart dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine · Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Abstract
AIM: Right heart function is not well characterized in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The goal of this study was to examine the haemodynamic, clinical, and prognostic correlates of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in HFpEF. METHODS AND RESULTS: Heart failure and preserved ejection fraction patients (n = 96) and controls (n = 46) underwent right heart catheterization, echocardiographic assessment, and follow-up. Right and left heart filling pressures, pulmonary artery (PA) pressures, and right-sided chamber dimensions were higher in HFpEF compared with controls, while left ventricular size and EF were similar. Right ventricular dysfunction (defined by RV fractional area…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 40.23
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 57
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5Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Cardiology
- Internal medicine
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Afterload
- Heart failure
- Ejection fraction
- Atrial fibrillation
- Good health and well-being